This is the introduction to I Love Ranch Dressing, a guide to ’stuff White Midwesterners like’:

If you like sporting novelty sweaters, dipping everything in ranch dressing, smothering your home with sunflowers and white wicker, and eating top-notch dinners at Cracker Barrel, then you might be a White Midwesterner (or at the very least you should move to the Midwest as soon as possible).

The Mid-West USA, as defined by US census bureau. Credit

It’s funny and (especially if you’re not from the USA) very informative. Let us know what you think!

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More USA blogs from Blogs of the World
Irish American culture and St Patrick’s day in the USA
Navigating Chicago’s cultural stew

My Big Fat Cuban Family is full of larger than life stories from a Cuban-American family in the USA.

It’s also a celebration of Cuban-American culture - many younger family members were born in the USA but they still keep in touch with their Cuban heritage.

Cultures meet and mix in this blog - come along on a trip to Las Vegas, compare summers spent in Cuba and the USA, and learn how to make a perfect cup of Cuban coffee.

This week’s Blog of the World definitely shows a new side of life in the USA.

Olivia, Nathan and their son Tristan are on a road trip around the USA in their RV (motorhome for those of us not fluent in American!). They are web designers, so they can work from anywhere that has an internet connection.

The family set off from Pittsburgh in August and are currently in Austin, Texas. When mum and dad are not coding they are busy homeschooling Tristan, who is 7 years old.

Tumblewagon is the story of their adventures. As you would expect from a pair of tech-friendly web designers, this is no ordinary words and pictures blog - there are also video and podcast entries.

This blog is a true cross-cultural adventure, written by two people from different countries who have never met. Sarah lives in Seattle, USA and Valentina is Italian but lives in Marseille, France.

In Franglish, Sarah and Valentina take turns to publish a letter to the other one about what’s going on in their lives. The project started in April 2008 and they will exchange letters via their blog for one year.

UPDATE (July 2009) Coastal Commentaries is no longer available. To read more on life in the USA try our other listed USA blogs.

In Coastal Commentaries Lala writes frequent updates from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. It’s a new blog but there’s already plenty to read about life on the East Coast.

One of the things she often points out about life in Cape Canaveral is that nobody seems to be originally from there. This applies to Lala as well - she grew up in the land-locked South.

Sunset at Cape Canaveral from Coastal Commentaries

Otherwise, it’s a relaxing read about life by the sea, with walks along the beach, trips to local restaurants and discovering the Florida State food Conch fritters.

Melinda moved to Florence three years ago, and writes about her Italian experiences in Living in Florence. Read it and you will be transported to the streets of this beautiful European city.

She loves exploring Florence and the surrounding region, but also writes about daily life, such as Sunday lunch with her Italian in-laws. Each post contains a sprinkling of Italian words (with translation), so you will pick up some Italian too!

Photo from Living in Florence.

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Melinda wrote about why Italians don’t need a bath towel in My Partner is a Foreigner.

Family life in Arizona, USA with the Keller family. Take a look at 17th February’s Got Snow? for amazing pictures of the Arizona desert covered in snow!